Peer Bridger - Certified Peer Counselor

Catholic Charities Serving Central WashingtonWenatchee ,WA

Posted: over a month ago

$27,022 to $38,532 Yearly

Full-Time

Benefits: 401k, dental, life_insurance, medical, vision

Job Description

The Peer Bridger- Certified Peer Counselor will serve Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan and Grant Counties to attempt to engage individuals in psychiatric hospitals on a voluntary basis to support the discharge and community reintegration process.

The Peer Bridger-Certified Peer Counselor will assist a small caseload (Approximately six to twelve clients) in connecting community agencies across the region for ongoing support. This position will be embedded on a multi-disciplinary team structured to support clients from initial crisis contact through hospital admission discharge to return for establishment of care for ongoing mental health services and attend those if requested for up to 120-days.

Works with the Outpatient Clinical Supervisor to ensure Quality Assurance are conducted on consumer files and related services

Provides outreach to individuals in the hospital setting

Provide time limited peer services and related services to or on behalf of the persons served

Services will be provided in the community, inpatient psychiatric facilities or in a community behavioral agency

They may include crisis follow up or support and help clients to navigate the mental health system, as well as share their recovery story as appropriate with clients.

Assist in referral and provision of:

o Intake

o Family Treatment

o Medication management

o Peer support, psychological assessment

o Therapeutic psychoeducation including Illness Management and Recovery, and referrals to ITA or LRA services.

Provides continuity of care in support of established client/therapist relationships and best practices, coordinates care with providers internally and outside of the agency with a Release of Information.

Responsible for maintaining safety precautions and constructive professional relationships with Catholic Charities staff and team members

Establishes and maintains working relationships with community resources, coordinates consumer treatment with other providers, and initiates referrals to medical providers and other community resources when appropriate.

Reports and documents all services in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) as well as other contractually required systems

Documentation will be completed no later than 5pm the following day of the service

Coordinates important services and observation with other assigned providers within and outside of the agency

Attend all required individual supervision, group supervision, all staff meetings, clinical training, community meetings, and other trainings asked to attend by management and supervisor

Promote Catholic Charities programs while meeting with other resources while in the community

Being cleared by criminal background check and fingerprinting when required

Company Description

At Catholic Charities, we want you to create a world that is inspired by human connection. Your talent and passion brings new life and experience to our teams and is essential to provide services to those most in need. One by one, person by person we provide clinical support and training that connects people with highly trained clinicians and treatment professionals who care. From medical staff to our janitorial staff we have one purpose, “We bring hope to those most in need.” Our work is about more than a job, it is about passion and it defines our social corporate responsibility. Build a career worth having by working for an agency worth supporting.

Catholic Charities Serving Central Washington

At Catholic Charities, we want you to create a world that is inspired by human connection. Your talent and passion brings new life and experience to our teams and is essential to provide services to those most in need. One by one, person by person we provide clinical support and training that connects people with highly trained clinicians and treatment professionals who care. From medical staff to our janitorial staff we have one purpose, “We bring hope to those most in need.” Our work is about more than a job, it is about passion and it defines our social corporate responsibility. Build a career worth having by working for an agency worth supporting.